Three Rivers Golf & Country Club

I played at the Three Rivers golf & country club for the first time this week after a friend discovered the Summer Sizzlers special offers on the clubs website. For £25.00 we received 18 holes on the par 72 Kings course followed by ham egg & chips and a pint of lager. There were also options to add breakfast, or take the same deal on the jubilee course for £15.00.
On our arrival we received a very warm & friendly welcome from the staff in the extremely well stocked pro shop, before being shown through into the very comfortable bar/restaurant area. Other food, drinks & snacks were also available.
The Kings course was fantastic, even though it hasn't stopped raining for almost a week. The course was built in 1972 and has matured nicely, with beautiful tall trees lining many of the fairways. The grass on the tees was kept nice & short, as were the undulating fairways. The rough was rough enough without being too long, allowing you to find your ball if you strayed from the fairway. The greens were in very good condition & fairly quick. Quite refreshingly for this type of club,the members we met on the course were extremely friendly & helpful, happy to discuss their membership, the course and the club in general.
On our return to the clubhouse we were served in the spike bar by the helpfull staff. The food was lovely & there was plenty of it. the pint was well deserved.
My experience was a good one & I cant wait to return. Membership was around £58 for a 5 day membership which allowed play Mon-Fri on Kings & Mon-Sun on the Jubilee. This also allows you to play at Stock Brook Manor

A lovely course to play with some interesting, and tricky, holes, not least the par 5 third which presents the high handicapper, such as myself, with a tricky "shoot for the green or lay-up" decision that invariably ends up with a splash and the dropping of a new ball!!! All in all a great place to play golf with a top-notch clubhouse to have some grub in afterwards.

I played this course for the first time at the beginning of November 05 and am due to play again in December. I loved this venue, the facilities & Hospitality were great, pro shop was well stocked but most of all the Kings course was wonderful. I played the Jubilee course in the afternoon, but found it to be a bit bland. I think it is still a young course and with maturity will become enjoyable. The only downside I found with this course (Jubilee) was it extended out a long way, therefore, a lot more walking between certain greens and tees than you might normally experience.
Would love to see a website with course info and layouts, etc.
My overall opinion is this is a great venue for private golfers and societies alike.

I and three friends of mine have played the course today 11-11-04
We were made to feel extremely welcome from the moment we walked into the pro shop......till we left at the end of a most enjoyable days golfing......would we come back again?....most definately!!

Readers should be aware that 3 Rivers is no longer owned by Clubhaus. It was recently sold to Peachey Trust who run Stock Brook Golf and Country Club. As a result of this a great deal of money has been invested in the course to improve drainage, tees and greens as well as the general layout of the course(s). At present all tees are deemed GUR but should be open in Feb 2004 once all the turfing has taken hold. The greens still need some improvement but all in all the time and money being invested will be well worthwhile.

Not a long or difficult course and current changes to the lay-out are unlikely to change that opinion. Playing off 17, I managed 45 points to win a recent competion there and that included two birdies and eight pars. No less than 10 of the par 4 holes are less than 400 yds so reaching greens in regulation is not a real challenge. Well-kept greens - a little slow maybe - and a spacious clubhouse. This is a Clubhaus course - so be prepared for anything!!

Played the King's course which is the most established. A good challenge of golf without being very long. Fairway and greens were excellent albeit a little slow. Questionable yardage on the 150 markers on a couple of holes (after both going way through the green we paced it at a 100yds!)Nice layout. Clubhaus, sorry house, was good , great pro-shop and bar/restaurant was good - book in advance for a carvery which looked great. Paid £14 on a 2-fore-1 basis so tremendous value.

Jubilee Course - having only played this course i can recommend this to any golfer trying to develop there golf game. There are some great par three some playing quite long, there is also a couple of good testing par 4's on the back nine. In all i like what the course has to offer.

If you require any other addition info on the jubilee course or the club house please contact me.
Paul

The Kings course is excellent with some tightly guarded tree lined fairways and hazards (both bunkers and drainage ditches) set at good length from the tees to catch the less thoughtful of us!
Some good carries over water on a couple of holes. Worst feature is a very long walk between some holes. Good clubhouse facilities and excellent pro-shop.
Watch out if you buy bottled water from the bar to take out with you. Check the seal as I ended up buying water which appeard to be from the tap!

The Kings course is the better of the two, having been there since around '74 it is really well developed. It has lots of challenging holes with plenty of hazards, undulating fairways and dog legs. The 18th is interesting - finishing at the club house with a large pond and bunker gaurding the pin. \r\nThe Jubilee is the newer of the two - based around a US style coures (I am told), with a few challenging par 3 holes and plenty of bunkers and hills to get in your way.\r\n\r\nOverall both course are a pleasure to play, with plenty of nice scenery - as all good Golf courses should be.\r\n\r\nThe club also has a chipping and putting practice area, changing rooms with showers, a large pro shop and a bar !!! :-)\r\n